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04-03-2014, 05:21 PM

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why?

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Originally Posted by DJYojimbo

The cold temps which require the car to be warmed up and also for the automatic if the car is not warmed up enough, 3rd gear doesn't go into 4th gear which also attributes to more gas consumption.

That is why they have heaters for both for cold climates. Easier and much cheaper to use electricity instead of gas to warm everything up.

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